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To all whom it may concern: I a 1 Be it knownthat I Josaru E. 1l foonY, a citizen of the United States, ;res1dm at Stamford, in the county of Jones and tate of Texas, have invented a new and useful Cultivator Attachment, of which the following isa specification. a The present invention appertams generally to earth tilling implements and-relates particularly to an attachment for: riding,

'- wheeljmounted or sulky cultivators. 1

.One of tthe objects of the present invention is to provide an attachment of the char- 7 acter indicated embodying a center piece atbeams for carryin n v .ments, and which eams areprvotallynnd ad'ustably connected to. the center gpieceun or ,lcordingto' the clrciunstances.

tachable to'the foot or other suitable-part of a cultivator in connection with a p alr of the earth .ftillin'g 'ele or that" theymay be set or adjusted ac *Another'object of the resent invention is toprovide novel means or clamping or ascuring reversiblesoil tilling elementsto the '5 respective beams, in .3 order that the'rtlllmg:v elements maylbereversedv and n orderthat-j ,they may be held-in vertical or inclined the description sides in the combination and arrangement of POSltiOllS.

-With the foregoing general other objects in views, which willappear -as roceeds, the invention. re-

tachmentQ. Fig. 2 1s a-v; fragmental detail "tthereof.showingattachment secured to the foot or depending I I q Referring-spool call to thedrawmgstthe 5. P

ortion-of a cultivator.

resentginyention embodies" al 'pair; .ofj--\ angle 4in ui' taslids sr f Specification of mm: rail-m. Application ama 8,1913; Serial No. 747,195.

- sesame-sa Patented Oct. '7, 1913.

attached to a longitudinal center piece 5 which is referably fashioned'from a bar 0 metal an which has its forward ends bent back and turned upward to provide a standard 6, the bend being formed into an eye 7. Through the eye 7 there is passed an upright member or shank 8, and thev forward ends of the beams are pivoted'to the shank 8 so as to overlap or overlie the eye 7 A pair of nuts 9 .are'threaded upon the shank 8 in order to clamp the eye 7 and'the forward ends of the beams together the lower end of being preferably the member or shank'B formed or'fashioned into a plowoint '10. l

'An-openlink 11 is enga ed over t e center piece or barfb' belowft e'fstandard 6 and stands'loosely'around the shank 8 below the forward ends of the'beams a Thestandard V6, is provided with a plurality 19f bolt holes through which bolts or other securing members ma be passed to scour -or clamp ,the standar to the foot or others-dependingpart of. a cultivator, as deicted in Fig. 2. .feThellink 11 is adapted-to oosely .embrace the cultivator foot in order that the jattachme'ntY-may' trail' loosely in rear ofzthe foot, so that it will be seen that 4 the attachment ma be 'secured either rigidly or loosely tothe out of the cultivator according to the requirements which hereinafter more fully, appear;

: The rear'or eer-ends of the beams are adjustably connected to the center piece by mea'nsof the respective braces or arms 12 havin their outerends pivoted to the hori zonta flanges of the beams by means of bolts or other pivot members and having their inner ends provided with the slots 13, a bolt or other clamping member 14 being carried by. the rear end of the center piece or bar 5 and workin throu h the slots 13. Thus, when thevbo t 14 is oosened, the beams may be adjusted} relative to each other and relative to the center piece, and when the bolt 14 .istightened, the beams will be held in fixed? osition. v

. Eac of the beams is provided with a series ofopenings or apertures 15 in its horizontalflan e,.the horizontal flanges, projecting inwar l v orl 'toward each other, and a barrow toot -or eart h vtilling element 16 being, passed through :eachof the openings 15 so asftore'st orbe'aragainst the-inner face or side ofthe respective upright fia nge.*- One end of; each'earth elenient' 16 is --pointed ,so asfto; i'ovidea-iharrow' tooth, and the jother en .is fashioned or formed ,into a diamond sha ed or (otherlow point'l'i, it being noted-t at either en "of thelearth' till= ing element may 'bedisposed lowermost or ing the earth tillin a and forward y 5 .either embrace in active position-to-en 'age the-soil.

In order to clamp the harrow teeth or earth tilling elements in position, bolts 1d have been passed loosely through the up-l right; flanges of-the-beams, one bolt being' disposed above" each iopenin 15. These bolts 18 are providedwithjt fe nuts 19"'on their outer ends. stingor seatingagainst the outer faces on sides of the upright flan s ofthe beamsyand the inner ends of the olts,-are.bntitxtohooks order to the harrow teeth or earth tillin elements.-, 'The bolts 18, are preferably an I approximately disposed (lii'ectlyjj above the 20is' provided in ea'ch y. above the other or rear endof eacho suing, a second'dpenin 21 opening p anel 'Tlie'dnner'hooked ends of the bolts ma'v beswun to 'either side, or rearwardlv bent vfr'omQa-"rod passingprexten ing alo vator' by means of the and h vlng-uits; ends bent downwardly and -riveted"or.otherwise secured to theupr'ight flange of the respective beam. o. In use, it will be.evidentj-jromfthej foregoing, that thestandardt may 'be.,bolted or otherwise secured to the depending part of the cultivator in'order that the eams maybe raised and lowered or actuated with the foot of the cultivator to positively bring the earth tillin elements into and out. of engagement wit 1 the soil. It will also be obvious that the attachment maybe loosely connected to. the footer other suitable depending part of the cultiink 11fso that the attaehment'may drag or trail in-rear of the foot. When the present attachment is "employed as-a'harrow, the link llfi's'preferably connected to the foot of the cultivator whereas" when the attachment" is employe as a' eultivator 'slow, thestandar preferably 4 secure F to =the; foot-of l the -'.'cu1tivator so that fthe'fpl'ow ipoints inay be swung positively-unto and 'out;of engagementiwit eenan ma-amNa ad usted"relativeiatit'ithej'center? ieceisbithatefill'thebeamswillf mmgse aaa e y. positioned j maytbe to engag :the harrow teeth or earth tilling element s when'they'- are" in a verticalorinchned'position.

sample foot. or other accomplish the result desired, it being not-ed'that-ithe pivotal. member for the beams alsos'erves as an earth tilling element.

The present attachment may be employed either as a harrow or as a cultivator plow, as "above" indicated, which results are accomplished by roperly. setting or adjustelements. .VV-hen the device isto be emp oyed as a harrow, the harrow "teeth 16 are passed through the openings 15 so that their pointed ends are lowermost, and the'bolts 18 are then tightened in order to'hold the harrow teeth in position. The harrow teeth may be set in an" inclined position so that they may drag over the soil in an effective manner, in which event, the bolts 18 are swung so that the hooks project forwardly and embrace theharrow teeth. When the device is to be employed as a cultivator plow, the plow points 17 are disposed lowermost or in position to-en age the soil, the earth tilling elements or arrow teeth being held in an upright or vertical position by swinging the .liooks-of the bolts 18 rearwardly. As 1llustrated 'in Fig. 1, the earth tilling elements of one beam, are set to serve as a cultivatin'g' plow. and the elements of the other bea'm are set to serve as a drag harrow.

' The means for clamping the harrow teeth .or-earth tilling elements in position is an effective and simple one, "and not only rmits the"rev'ersal and adjustment ofthe arrow teeth but also serves to hold the samesub- ,stantlally' in position. It will-be noted that the freeends of the bolts 18 are adapted to engage in either of the oppnings 20 or theopenings 21 according to t e position of the harrow teeth.

The fenders or guards 22 protect the upper or inactive en 5 of the harrow teeth or earth tilling elements and prevent the entanglement' of the stalks or plants with the up or or inactive ends of the harrow teeth, an also prevent the ulpper ends of the teeth from breaking or pu mg ofi the limbs or bolls of cotton plants. a

It is to be understood, that any number of theattachments maybe em loyed in a sin le cultivator, according to t e nature of t e cultivator, in order that one or more rows of the' lants may be worked at the same time? he beams of'each attachment may be adjusted relative to each other and relative to the center piece in order to adapt the attachment to variouswidths of rows, the adjustment being a simple one.

'The attachment may also be applied to the cultivator foot in such a manner that the harrow teeth will follow or trail after the cultivator plow, so as to level the soil and close-the arrow-made by the cultivator plow, which will-serve to preserve the mois- ,jtureQ' The (p'low, points permit of shallow plowing'an ;'also assist in destroying forv eta on and atithe sameltim cave an smooth: and" in'f sucli fa conditiontasi v comparatively.; simple and of such a :icon- 1 The present attachment e155 'struction" as to provide jfor stren' h and so 1 fjustably connecting the beams and the rear n testimon that I claim the foregoing have hereto afiixed my i .v

durability.; It is also possible we lust the harrow teeth orfearth' ',;til1in elements so, that they will pro'ect into t e soil at various depths accor ing to the requirements.

What is claimed is 1. A cultivator attachment/embodying a center bar having its forward and bent back and turned upward to. providea standard attachable to the 'foot of the cultivator, a pair of beamspivoted to the forward end 0f the center bar, earth tillingbelements carried by-the beams, and heel races adjust a ably connecting the beams and the rear end of the center bar.

2. A cultivator attachment embodying a center jb'ar having its forward end bent back '2 and turned a ward to provide 5a standard attachable to t e footof a cultivator a p'air" ofan lefiron beams havingtheir" orward f ends attened'andpivoted to, the reward;

end of the midi bar, earth tillin elements- 1p carried "by. the beam'sfand heel races ad-- end of the' said bar.

. '3. ;A cultivator attachment embodyin -a Jcenteri bar having its forward and bent vback .1 pair'of and turned upward-togprovide a standard and havin an eye formed ,at the ".bend,'; a-

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'ed on the shank :60 center bar having its forward end bent back as my own,

beams pivoted to t e said pivot members adjustable onthe pivot g i a, n; Tag, beams-and the ey "iggther earthti g elements carried by the ams,'-'and Ibrace members. adj ustably connectingthe beams and center bar;

'- A' cultivator attachment embodying a icenterbarhaving its forward end bent back andturned upward-to provide a standard andghaving an eye formed 'atthe bend, an

fearthi tilling element having a shank pass- "ing. through the eye, a pair of an le 11011 -beams'having their forward ends attened and pivoted to the said, shank, nuts threadto clamp the e e and ends of the beams together, earth tillmg elements carried by the beam, and brace members ad- 'ustably connecting the free ends of the same and the rear end of the center bar.

5. A cultivator attachment embodiylnig a center bar having an upturned stan ar at its forward end, a pivot member carried b the center bar in advance of the standar a pair of beams pivoted 'to the pivot member, earth tillin elements carried by the beams, and heel races adjustably connecting the beams and center bar. A cultivator attachment embodying a and upturned to provide a standard, beams ivoted to the'center bar in advance of the standard, and means for adjustably connectthe-beams and center bar.

nature in the presence of two witnesses.

l l Y Q JOSEPH E. MOODY; I Witnesses; f T. 'A.'Jo1'vns,-

W. N. BUNKLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtalned'tor flve me each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents, Wellington, 10. 0." 

